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Caroline Marshall, 32, and James Granshaw, 29, on their wedding day (Picture: PA)

A social media campaign has been set up to track down a bride’s £6,000 engagement ring, which was stolen on her wedding day.

Caroline Marshall’s sapphire and diamond-encrusted platinum band was reportedly taken after she put it in a black handbag prior to her wedding at St Peter ad Vincula church in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.

The 32-year-old had realised the bag and ring were missing after she had said her vows to husband James Granshaw, 29, on Saturday afternoon.

The hand-made engagement ring which was stolen (Picture: PA)

‘It is just appalling to do this to a bride on her wedding day,’ said James’ father Mervyn.

‘This was not a drive-by or a walk-by theft, someone has walked up to the church and targeted it.

‘I just despair. To steal a bride’s engagement ring from a church – how low can you go?’

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A Facebook page called ‘help us find the ring’ has been set up to help the search and has received more than 500 likes, and friends and family are using the Twitter hashtag #carolinesring.

A Facebook page was set up to help find the ring (Picture: Facebook)

It took James months to research where to purchase the ring from as he wanted to find an ethical jeweller so it would not contain ‘blood diamonds,’ which are mined in conflict zones.

The couple were able to track the handbag for two hours as there was an iPhone inside but the signal went dead that evening.

It was headed towards Haywards Heath when they lost contact.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police or father of the groom Mervyn Granshaw on mervyng@mac.com.